• April 16, 2024

Even though there are numerous ways to avoid a pregnancy not wanted, Mexico occupies the first place of cases in teenagers . To reverse this situation, it is important to know the options contraceptives available; one of the recent innovations is the vaginal ring .

Elsa Díaz López, general director of the Group Specialized in Women's Health (Gesfem) , explains that the vaginal ring It is a method contraceptive safe , innovative and discreet . One of its advantages is that it offers the possibility of using it for many years without having to change it. "

Truths of the vaginal ring

For the gynecologist Elsa Díaz a method contraceptive must be personal Y private . The vaginal ring It complies with these and other characteristics that it is important to know to avoid an unplanned or unwanted pregnancy.

1. Contraceptive method. The vaginal ring It is a method contraceptive in the form of a small ring flexible 54mm x 4mm that is inserted inside the vagina once a month to prevent pregnancies .
2. Material. It is ethyl vinyl acetate , material similar to plastic What is it comfortable , soft Y flexible .
3. Easy to place East contraceptive that you can place your own woman . She's the one that determines how much weather he wants it use . Although it is preferable to look for orientation of a gynecologist to enter it for the first time.
4. Insurance. As a measure of contraception its effectiveness It is 99%. The mechanism of action inhibit the ovulation , preventing the He passed of the sperm .
5. Discreet. Only the woman knows that she is carrying it, due to its means of application. The couple does not notice it .
6. Few side effects By the continuous absorption of hormones directly in the blood via vaginal no side effects occur, although they may occur symptom as sensitivity in breasts, sickness or threw up .
7. Combined hormonal method. It is composed of estradiol Y etonogestrel that release a low dose of hormones daily, favoring the action contraceptive per month.
8. Monthly use. The first day of the menstruation and maintains by three weeks . After this time, it is removed and a week is passed corresponding to the menstrual period. To fourth week you must place a new ring vaginal.
9. Combine it with the use of condoms. It is important that at all times of the sexual activity use a condom , since the vaginal ring is a contraceptive does not save from the contagion of some infection of sexual transmission .
10. It does not interfere with the activities. You can take a normal life . As it does not come off, diverse activities , among them, doing exercise .

As it does not cause discomfort during intercourse, it is not necessary to remove it, although it can be removed and relocate in case of some discomfort . The important thing is not to leave it for more than three hours outside the vagina.

All women can use it even from the first menstruation until menopause. Ideally, it should be prescribed by a specialist who has made a clinic history Y physical exploration, to determine if you are a candidate for this method. What measures of contraception do you use regularly?

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